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Superintendent’s Update Revised FY 2014 and Beyond . March 20, 2013. Review. Reduced Federal Funding SIG; Sequestration; New Title Guidelines Retirement Contributions 20 million to 27 million increase Employee Benefits Increase by 2 million Transportation Cost Alternative Education
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Superintendent’s UpdateRevised FY 2014 and Beyond March 20, 2013
Review • Reduced Federal Funding • SIG; Sequestration; New Title Guidelines • Retirement Contributions • 20 million to 27 million increase • Employee Benefits • Increase by 2 million • Transportation Cost • Alternative Education • Staffing ratio • At the desired ratio • Building Capacity • 21 schools under 60% utilization • Fund Balance • New Policy to increase surplus • Reduction in Force • Central Office/SW/Nurses • School Closure/Consolidation • Sherman; L’Ouverture; Cleveland • Early Retirement Incentive Program • New Proposed Class Size • Midpoint as opposed to desired • Other Non-Workforce Efficiencies • Reduction in contracted amounts CHALLENGES SOLUTIONS
Cleveland Facts • Graduation 3rd • ACT 4th • Attendance 5th • Science 3rd • Comm. Arts 5th • Math 6th • Staff/Student Ratio 14-1 • Dropouts 5th • College Placement 8th • Graduation 6th • ACT 3rd • Attendance 3rd • Science 3rd • Comm. Arts 6th • Math 5th • Staff/Student Ratio 14-1 • Dropouts 8th • College Placement 9th 2011 (257) 2012 (260)
Cleveland JROTC • Close school • Accept 68 students (266) • Cleveland staff assumed an increase in academic performance would increase enrollment • Keep school open • Accept 111 (330) • Create middle school partnerships with Busch, Yeatman, Carondelet Leadership Academy, St Louis Charter • Re-examine applications to become more holistic • Align standards to NJROTC versus current alignment to US Naval Academy (USNA) standards Initial Recommendation Final Recommendation
Proposed Reductions • Central Office 12 • Nurses, SW and Counselors 20 • Share HS Non-Core 20 • Class sizes to midpoint 82 Staff Reductions (134 positions) • Central Office 12 • Share HS Non-Core 20 • Class sizes to midpoint 82 Staff Reductions (114 positions) Initial Recommendation Final Recommendation
Proposed Addition/Increases • Shift from 3 tiers to 2 tiers by adding an additional 94 buses at a cost of 5.7 million • Parent/Staff Survey Spring 2012, largely not in favor of changing bell times (move times 20 min later): • 1st Tier 67% “No” • 2nd Tier 47% “No” • 3rd Tier 66% “No” • Open the Medical High School in Soldan, McKinley or Central • Remove the recommendation to shift from 3 tiers to 2 tiers by adding an additional 94 buses at a cost of 5.7 million • 428 parents responded - 58% disagree with the change • 1433 staff responded - 68% disagree with the change • The total results indicated 743 ( 33%) agreed and 1,535 (67%) disagreed • Locate the Medical High School to Des Pres Initial Recommendation Final Recommendation
Net Budget Impact • Staffing Reductions 9.4M • Early Retirement 1.2 • Non-Workforce Efficiencies 2.2 • Closings/Consolidations 1.8 • Bell Times Shift (5.7) • Medical High School (0.5) Total Net Savings 8.4M • Staff Reductions 7.2 M • Early Retirement 0.9 • Non Work-Force 2.2 • Closing/Consolidation 1.3 • Bell Times Shift - • Medical High School (0.5) Total Net Savings 11.1M PROPOSED IMPACT REVISED IMPACT
General Operating Budget FY2013FY2014 FY2014 Projected Preliminary Adjusted (2/27/12) (3/20/13) Starting Fund Balance* $ 3.2M $ 0.8M $ 0.8M Revenue* $285.2M $282.8M $282.8M Payroll Expenditures$212.4M$211.2M $202.0M Non-Payroll Expenditures $ 75.3M $ 76.5M $ 74.6MExpenditure Projection $287.7M $287.7M $276.6M Annual Surplus/(Deficit)($2.5M) ($ 4.9M)$ 6.2M Fund Balance 4.3M Ending Fund Balance* $0.8M ($8.4M)$ 7.0M *Excludes Deseg (restricted) funds